Most of the stones are gone but enough remain, along with the chalk wall, so there is no doubt to the path and scope of the outer circle.  The two inner circles are plainly visible from the top of the chalk wall. Each stone is where it belongs and it belongs there for a reason. 

This trumpet player stood in the center of the square and connected with the people around him.  He used a back-up sound system with the track of several show tunes, pop hits and ballads with his trumpet singing the lead.  It set a nearly mystical experience as people stopped listened and applauded.  People dropped money in his open case on the cobblestones before him. We bought two CDs. 

Of course we stopped for lunch.  http://www.angelinoaifori.com/  The sausage and mushroom pizza was excellent and the Pollo Romana (chicken with tomato sauce and red bell peppers) was tender and flavorful.  Turn down the most uninspiring alleyway/side street (or at leas that is what we would call it) and around the curve there will be a couple of restaurants, a clothing store, a pharmacy and usually a small market.  Every turn holds adventure.

The Colosseum in Rome is huge.  An elliptical building is 615 feet long and 510 feet wide covering about 6 acres. The outer wall is 157 feet tall.  The arena is 287 feet by 180 feet with a 15 foot wall.  There was an awning used to protect spectators from the sun which took 1,000 men to put in place.  It took 400 men working in the chambers (two floors) under the arena floor using 36 trap doors to move beasts and people to the arena surface. http://www.colosseum.net/listingview.php?listingID=4

Another view of the Piazza Waither Platz taken from our window early Monday morning.  Even though the day is cloudy and temperatures leaning toward cool the residents of Bolzano are out and about. Italians love to be outside mingling with each other. 

A picture of spring.  A blue heron near its nest.  Taken in the our local Coastal Wetlands Bird Sanctuary, this blue heron is one of several sitting patiently in a tree.  Nesting starts usually in February with baby chicks appearing in April/May time frames.  A perfect example of life springing forth.  It’s nice to know that no matter what we do Mother Nature is reliable.

Spiritual balance is not something out there that we go running after,  hoping to stumble across and catch.  The Spiritual balance in our lives is something we have to work at.  We have to work at being a better people.  The journey takes soul searching and awareness.  Most of all, it takes being able to accept where we are in the journey and knowing where we want to be.  Like the egret (in our coastal wetlands sanctuary) we have to be in the here and now aware of our surroundings.  We need to be willing to work for change to make the world a better place. 

A mural on the side of a local building.  It is a comforting reminder that it takes a group working in unison toward a common objective to solve problems.  It is the relationships, which are important because without sound relationships, communities fall apart.